'His memory continues to live on'
Police therapy dog named in memory of war hero Bennie Adkins of Opelika
By Lauren Johnson, Opelika Auburn News
Memorial Day is a time to remember heroes. Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins fit that description, and... Read More
4 veterans receive service dogs, train for 10 days
Patriot Point, Md. — Leashes of Valor, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs at no cost to veterans with PTSD and other “unseen” injuries related to their military service, will... Read More
Leashes of Valor President Danique Masingill sits down with Anthony McNeil of The Off Duty Podcast to talk about her 5 years as a Navy police officer and the launch of LOV Blue, a new program that will match therapy and facility dogs with law... Read More
Two K-9 officers join York police
WGLA Channel 8
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — York police on Monday added two K-9 officers to the force. Bennie and Victory were sworn in with their handlers and will serve as law enforcement therapy dogs.
Victory and... Read More
By Danique Masingill
The chocolate labrador was a shadow of himself, an outline of ribs and vertebrae draped in filth-coated fur. A stench clung to him. My colleagues would describe it as the smell of combat, of desolation and decay.
The... Read More
New program helps match therapy dogs with first responders, healthcare workers
Milford, Virginia — National nonprofit Leashes of Valor announced today the launch of LOV Blue, a comprehensive new program that matches facility and therapy dogs with... Read More
Leashes of Valor Celebrates 5 Years of Changing Lives
Day of Service and Celebration Scheduled for April 24
Milford, Virginia – Leashes of Valor will hold a day of service on April 24 to celebrate its fifth year of providing service dogs at no... Read More
Leashes of Valor CEO Jason Haag sits down with Hunter Brooks of the Green Top Hunting & Fishing podcast where he shares his journey from wounded Marine to founder of a nonprofit providing service dogs at no cost to fellow veterans. He also... Read More
By Danique Masingill
Month after month, adopters in search of a four-legged family member passed by Tango’s kennel at the SPCA of Fredericksburg. Maybe it was the dog’s size. Or maybe it was because this handsome, hazel-eyed Vizsla resembled... Read More
By Matthew Masingill
My service dog roused me awake in the early darkness of Christmas morning, just as he’d done countless times before. But on Dec. 25, 2020, I was in the midst of a massive heart attack.
It was the last time Dozer would... Read More
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